Orange Line Metro Train completes its first test run on the track

[Champion_Usmani]

Orange Line Metro Train, the most-awaited metro project of Lahore, has started its initial operations. According to the details, the metro train will run on electricity and recently has completed its first trail run test.

The construction of this mega project began back in 2015 and the 27-kilometer rail line was decided to be functional by the mid of 2017, however, got delayed in legal spat due to trampling over cultural heritage sites. Around 1,000 people can travel in one go and the train will serve up to 250,000 people each day.

Moreover, the Punjab government is committed to increase the capacity of the passengers up to 500,000 a day by 2025. Furthermore, it is to be noted here that a total of 23 trains will run on the track, so far 16 have arrived, the remaining 7 will come in the next few days.

After the successful trail run, the CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif tweeted as follow:

“Successful trail run of orange line metro train today in Lahore… ALLAH be praised!”

The route is divided into two parts; one is the elevated part which is 25.4 Km, and the other is the underground section, which is 1.7 Km long. There are 26 stations altogether; 24 elevated and 2 underground.

Lahore Orange Line train will be passing through these stops.

• Ali Town
• Thokar Niaz BaigCanal View
• Canal ViewHanjarwal
• HanjarwalWahdat Road
• Wahdat RoadAwan Town
• Awan TownSabzazar
• SabzazarShahnoor
• ShahnoorSalahuddin Road
• Salahuddin RoadBund Road
• Bund RoadSamanabad
• SamanabadGulshan-e-Ravi
• Gulshan-e-RaviChauburji
• ChauburjiLake Road
• Lake RoadGPO
• GPOLakshami
• LakshamiRailway Station
• Railway StationSultanpura
• Sultanpura
• UET
• Baghbanpura
• Shalimar Garden
• Pakistan Mint
• Mahmood Booti
• Islam Park
• Salamat Pura
• Dera Gujran
  
  
  
  
  
  

We reached out to a few locals to see what they had to say about this project.

Mr Tahir, who has been living in Lahore since 1977, told us that the project is indeed great and will provide great transportation assistance to the people of Lahore; however, the government should invest more in education and health sectors. The government should also keep intact the beauty of the city as well, he further added.

Another local told us that due to the “never-ending” construction of the metro project the lives of the citizens have become miserable.

The project was halted by Lahore High Court near 11 historic sites to save them from distortion but was overruled by Supreme Court of Pakistan. The court gave green signal to the local government, however, directed the authority to make sure the historic sites remain safe during the process.

https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/orange-line-train-test-run/

 

[Champion_Usmani]

 

[Hamza913]

Asalamu Alaikum

Someone's trying to get votes

 

[BHarwana]

Asalamu Alaikum

Someone's desperately trying to get votes

Wa alikum as salam

My friend politicians do things for votes this is a common practice every where. This is the very way democracy works.

 

[Imran Khan]

congs to lahore . nice addition in lahore transport . finally pakistan also become a country of metro trains

 

[Champion_Usmani]

Wa alikum as salam

My friend politicians do things for votes this is a common practice every where. This is the very way democracy works.

Absolutely bro, what is wrong in this, whoever serves people through development work, reforms, provide health, education, law & order, easy & low cost transportation services to people to get votes, i will say, so be it...well done..

 

[El Sidd]

ahhhhhh my Paris

 

[alphapak]

Kitna paisa banaya??? When you don't have clean drinking water,
no electricity, 25 million children out of school, only an idiot will think
of making an orange train.

 

[BHarwana]

Absolutely bro, what is wrong in this, whoever serves people through development work, reforms, provide health, education, law & order, easy low cost transportation services to people to get votes, i will say so be it...well done..

It is good the political competition always work for the people.

 

[Champion_Usmani]

It is good the political competition always work for the people.

100 % Agreed, a healthy political competition is what Pakistan need...

 

[BHarwana]

This indeed a great achievement for Pakistan.

 

[alphapak]

Absolutely bro, what is wrong in this, whoever serves people through development work, reforms, provide health, education, law & order, easy & low cost transportation services to people to get votes, i will say so be it...well done..

What reforms are you talking about? What health reforms what Mota Nawaja and
his family run away to London for a check up?

What education reforms when you have 25 million children out of school? Then
you 3 different syllabus for the different class of people.

What Law & order reforms? changing Police uniforms is not a reform lol. You have The model
town case and extra judicial killings in Punjab. When I was in Lahore, I heard alot of stories
of gun point robberies. This is some of the performance of the Punjab Police.

 

[Mentee]

The color scheme looks hideous why didn't they paint the outer side light green?

 

[Champion_Usmani]

This indeed a great achievement for Pakistan.

Bro i traveled on ferozpur road, when there was no metro, i tell you it was a harrowing experience with regards to money and time for a year or so, my company timing was 12 to 9, due to foreign clients, so i was used to come at bus stop at 9:30 or 9:45 in order to reach office at 12 o clock... just imagine...

 

[ghazi52]

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